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NOREUM MACHI
February 05, 2010 08:00 pm
To ensure the processing of your order in time for the performance, tickets for this show must now be purchased by phone at 215-925-9914 ext. 10.
Tonight’s presentation will go on as scheduled. Snow cannot stop the acrobatic dances, clashing cymbals, ancient shamanic chants and electrifying percussion!
Noreum Machi, a captivating new group that performs traditional yet contemporary Korean percussion music known as samulnori. Samulnori is a modern staged adaptation of a ritualistic celebratory event performed by rice farmers and professional musicians at harvest festivals. Noreum Machi employs several core instruments: the jaggo, an hourglass-shaped, double-headed drum used in all forms of Korean music; the buk, a double-headed barrel drum; and the kkwaenggwari, a small gong originally used in royal ancestral shrine music.
This tour of Noreum Machi is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program.
With additional support from the Center for Korean Studies, University of Pennsylvania
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